NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks surprised the world two years ago when he revealed he had type 2 diabetes. And that's a good thing. It's always helpful when a well-known celebrity or personality is honest about their health, said Rebecca Fenichel, MD, ECNU, an endocrinologist at White Plains Hospital Physician Associates in New Rochelle. "Taking away some of the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital is hosting its second annual Drive for a Cure Golf Outing to benefit the Hospital’s Cancer Program on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor. The event begins with a brunch at 10:30 a.m. and features 19 holes of golf, tennis sessions with a pro for non-golfers, and ends with a cocktail reception, awards program ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The White Plains Hospital family is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Robert Small, who died Tuesday morning after a tragic bicycle accident on Friday, according to Dr. Michael Palumbo, Medical Director and Executive Vice President of White Plains Hospital.  White Plains Hospital staff held a brief memorial service Wednesday morning in the hospital's ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Doctors at White Plains Hospital are taking leadership positions at the hospital. Dr. Robert Small, a Briarcliff Manor resident and a respected board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has assumed the role of president of the medical and dental staff at White Plains Hospital, a two-year position which he will hold until the end of 2017. Dr. Benjamin Marano, of ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital has announced interventional cardiologist Mark Greenberg of Scarsdale has joined its staff.  Greenberg has assumed the role of director of the Joan and Alan Herfort, M.D. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Greenberg is well known as one of the region’s top cardiologists and is repeatedly named among Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and New York ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – With 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground throughout Westchester and colder temperatures expected through the weekend, it is important for residents to protect themselves from common weather-related injuries. Erik Larsen, the director of Emergency Medicine at White Plains Hospital, said the emergency room at the hospital was quiet earlier in the day Friday, but ...

BEDFORD, N.Y. – Bedford resident Heather Kramer Giordano will be recognized for her extraordinary compassion as a nurse Sunday, Nov. 17 in the annual “Join the Voices! Run/Walk” in Central Park, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Giordano is an adult nurse practitioner who worked at Weill Cornell Medical Center for more than three years. During her time at Cornell, she worked very closely with ...